Page 4 Advertisements Column 1

Manawatu Herald, 21 June 1898, Page 4

. . „.,. , — .-_.-»- ji- t r-- - f -^_ -•_vf_; < ,^; >'.* _,^;^_i"^.TJ^i^c_r Z'^l'_W-_--tf_!J> THE CARE OF CLOTHING. What tho Frenchwoman Does When She Takes Off Hop Bonnet. Much of tbe wear and tear which uee^np good clothing may bo averted by constan^ care, in rop.ird to which Harper's Bazar tives 1 he following hints: Gowns should be Frushc-r.l. before hanging up in closets. Ifcls pest to have this done as soon as possible lifter taking them off, thoroughly removing the traces of street dust and mud from faoings, seams and gathers. The neat woman (lol'3 not brush her gown in her own chamber, but takes it into the bathroom and brushes it beside an open window, or, better still, has it carried out of doors for the operation. Disease germs may be carried home in clothing, and were this not the case it is a very untitly proceeding to put into one's wardrobe an article of dress which has not been thoroughly cleansed. When the Frenchwoman takes off her bonnet, she docs not bundle it at once into a band box, or throw it hastily on a shelf, or bans: it upon a peg. Not sho. Every little loop and bow is pulled out and put Into shape, strings are gently caressed into Bmoothness, jets and aigrets are straightened nnd fastened in position, and the bonnet receives the touch of the brush to remove dust, and then it is laid between folds of tissue paper and is ready for its next appearance, as fresh and new to all intent as when it left tho milliner's hand. Gloves are expensive articles, no matter how sedulous the care bestowed upon them. But gloves will last a third longer than they usually do if pulled off the hand from the wrist down and turned inside out, as ia tlone when they are tried onin the shops. If laid by themselves, properly straightened nnd not crumpled into a tight ball, and if mended at the instant. a rip shows itself, a pair of gloves will retain their pristine freshne 39. It is a good policy to have best and second best gloves and gloves for shopping and running about. In our chilly winters the last mentioned should be of dogskin and sufficiently loose not to cramp the hand. Light gloves may be cleaned more than once to advantage. A Puffball of a Coverlet. Two widths of silkoline, with a pattern of tiny moss rosebuds scattered over a pale blue background, formed the outside. Now all that was needed were spie fluffy sheets of wadding, a lining of cheesecloth and a little bright colored worsted to bring tho modern "comfort" to perfection. The wadding was chosen because cotton batting by the roll, while less expensive, gives a weight very undownlike in its finish. The secret in placing the filling is to so arrange it that its puffiness will be very even and possess a thickness that does not j suggest clumsiness. I The tint of the cheesecloth, which can be bought for 12 and as low as 6 cents, was a A DOWN QUILT. deep rose to match the heart of tho bada that decorated the turquoise bluesilkoline. i Measuring 2^ yards in length and 2 yards after the breadths had been joined, this lining was ready for the fleecy sheets. One aft'-r another tlfry were arranged and then J tacked into place. This part of the work j completed, tho blossom strewn top waa given next, position, and then b?gan the task of tao;:uv;. A needle and thread quickly caught and held in knotted groups tha small bits of wool, a delicate blue, thaj> had been prepared by placing long pieces of the worsted together, a^d cutting into lengths, s:iy an inch. long, and catching them across the center with the thread, each one after its relcai-o partly standing up as if proud of its position. "With, edges neatly turned in, this model comfort, for which directions are found in Golden Days, is completed. Helps to Hospitality. Everything that looks toward hospitality is prominent at the jeweler's. Notably are knives and forks. Polished surfaces with broken edges seem to prevail in all eorts of tableware. Newer than these, however, are straight, raised parallel lines on the stems of forks, expanding in plain, lustrous surfaces at the end. The knives to correspond have parallel raised lines. The severe chasteness of these is agreeable. Other knife and fork handles are in raised lines. In carvers perhaps the most acceptable have ivory handles. These are solid, round, with silver mountings only at the end. Others have the angles inclosed in broken siver edges. The buckhorn handles have swelling curves and are mounted iti silver. They have an imposing air of business, and, it seems, would be preferred by a proficient carver. Carving sets with silver handles follow the fashions described above by. Elsie Bee in The Jewelers' Circular. Roast Duck. Mince the livers of a pair of ducks with a tablespoonful of scraped bacon; mix with an ounce of butter a slice of onion chopped fine, a little salt and cayenne; fill the bodies ; of the ducks with the mixture, lay them in a baking pan, cover with thin slices of fat bacon, wrap in letter paper and set in a hot oven. When the ducks are brown, take up, garnish with slices of orange, and pour over ygauce made by adding the juice of an orange, two minced shallots, with a teaspoonful of butter, a pinch of cayenne and a little salt to the gravy in the pan. The Way to Clean Nickel. Household articles of nickel or nickel plate may b» relieved of rust and beautij fully polished by rubbing over the metal a mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and beeswax melted together. Let this coating stand for 24 hours and rub off fcyiskly with ft soft cloth or chamois dampened with ammonia. If there are deep rust stains, a little tripoli with diluted hydrochloricftcid should be used instead of the ammoniA Sponge Cake. Use the weight of 6 eggs in .fine sugar and half the quantity of flour; separate the yolks and whites, whisking th«? latter to a stiff frcth; beat up the yolks, itdd very gradually tho sugar, flour, a teasp jonful of baking per.vdev, n dessertspoonful of strained lemon juice tind the whites of the eggs. iPour the misturo into a well butolered pan mid put it. at once into a brisk ovei.